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The Prosperit I COf The Hera] PROSPERITY NEWS. The Coming and Going of the Peo ple of a Live and Progres sive Town. Prbsperity., S. C.. November 2. The solid south is still solid. Ex cept-Well, we don't know just where we are at. Can't you tell us Mr. Editor and relieve ou7 nerves. Your "macheen" made me say fine for full program for arbor day and really I must say it fits the case pretty well. There are'other breaks that are not so well fitted. And one of these days we are going to come up to your office and we will do something dreadful. Verbuni sap: "Do you understand Mr. "ma sheen" man. Look out, be careful. 'Mr. S. B. Holley of Saluda was in town Friday. Mrs. G. M. Able has returned from a visit to her brother, Mr. Ju!ius J. Epting, of the St. Paul's section., Town taxes for city purposes are due and payable on or before De cember 15. Its only -4 mills, so please step up to the "cappen's" of fice and get square with the city. Don't forget this. Mr. Thos. W. Gallian will move from the Brown place near town to Mr. J. Y. Thompson's pjace near Newberry about Christmas. Mr. Thompson has rented Col. A. H. Wheeler's house on Elm street and will move to Prosperity about the end of the year. Mr. Milton Dowd, who lives in the Mt. Pilgrim section will move to the Brown place, near town, vacated by Mr. Gallman. Other changes will be given later. We notice that the Japwool cot ton is being exploited. The experi mental station of the governmgnt at Columbia is trying it. It was on exhibition at the fair. It is a hybrid. Go to see it when you go to Columbia. Mr. R. C. Keenan, 1226 Elmwood avenue has charge of the cotton section of the station. We regret to announce that Aunt Mary Nichols met with quite an ac cident last week. She was standing on the steps, when they gave way with her, injuring her severely. She is doing as well as could be expected. At this writing (18th) Capt. Banks was considered critically ill, with some hope of'recovery. W\:e hope to be able to report later that he is much better. Mr. J. Crayton Dominick is once more in his own home. After the fire he rebuilt and now has a larger house, which will be completed soon. Mrs. Frances WVerts, after a very pleasant visit to her children, Mrs. S. M. Mathis and Mr. T. L. WVheel er, has gone to visit her son, Mr. J. I. Wheeler, in Columbia. She will return to Prosperity next Friday. The Sorosis will meet Friday p. m. with Mrs. Dinglehoff at the Luther an parsonage. The Jolly Dozen had their first "at home" last Friday evening. They were very hospitably entertained by the Misses Bowers. We know these jolly girls will give many an oasis to their guests to wvhich their minds and hearts will turn as the* years go by, and they will wish that they could have them over again. We note the following young men at home for Sunday: Messrs. M. C. Morris, 0. B. Simpson, Geo. Har-I (mon, Bushnell Bowers. Mr. Olney of Charleston, a stu ent of Newberry college, spent undav with -his classmate,Mr. Bush eli Bowers. We note from the public prints at Arbor (tree planting) day was ot generally observed. We hope to e it become the universal prac e. The program for Arbor. day for esperity graded school is intended teach the children the leve of 'ers and the care of trees. What id this world be without the ht flowers and the shady trees. us all see to it that we enjoy more each year. Arbor Day Program. y Departrmerit Id and News S7..2ZZanager i. Song-Bringing in the Sheave 2. Scripture reading and prayer. 3. Song-Ho for Carolina. 4., Recitation-The wood nymph morror. 5. Recitation-Arbor day. 6. Song-The grand old trees. 7. Recitation-Plant a tree. 8. The plinting song. 9. Addresses-By the pastors the town: Revs. McCain, Lutz an Boyd. ii. Song-America. 12. Benediction. The public is invited to these ey ercises. It would have been quit nice to have made -Arbor day an Thanksgiving in one. We woul suggest this, for next year. Let a who ca'n attend these exercises. Now let the Civic Improvemer League take up the improvement c the streets of the town and in th near future we will indeed have "city beautiful." Every one ca help in this. See where you ca put a finishing touch to some ur sightly place and make it beautifu We note that Smith has called th meeting of the Cotton Growers fc December 8th in Columbia. Ha to be named later in which it wi meet. Mr. M. H. Witt (Uncle Mike) c Brookland came up and has succeed ed in organizing a lodge of Knight of Pythias. He has 27 name, When the lodge is ir;stituted, com down Mr. Editor and enjoy the oc casion with us. We have some e: cellent timber for the 2nd and 3r( Tell the boys of your lodge that ad mission to all ,who have crossed th hot sands of the desert is fre< Tyros we will see. (?) Thanksgiving services in - Grac church will be held in the morninj at IO:3o. This service will be in th interest of the Orphan's Hom< Cash and goods in kind will be re ceived. Weddlii If you buy a pres that which is daint3 latest design. The stock we off, New York by our si Cut Glas China Di China Sa China Ca Fine Lan PRICES TI W~We prepare with pure drugs a your. patronage. Reliable I Newbe The services at the A. R. P. churcl will be held at Io o'clock, and will b( of quite an interesting character The pastor asks that each membei bring to the service something foi which they should be thankful foi during the past year, written out or s. a slip of paper. Prof. E. 0. Counts is improvinl his residence on Elm street, by add s ing a large bay window. Mrs. J. A. B. Scherer and Mrs Eargle will begin at Prosperity or December 2nd, an active campaigr in behalf of the $2o.ooo movemeni of the women of the United Synod )f Prosperity will be headquarters foi d the surrounding country and on De ceniber 6th a rally will be held ir Grace church. at which all th( churches in this section will partici. pate. This will be a jubilee meet e ing. Further particulars will be d given later. d - I1 Thanksgiving Service. Announcement was made in the it church-es Sunday that the Thanks. i giving service on next Thursda3 e would be held in the opera house a Heretofore these services have beer n held in one'of the churches, almosi n an invitation to many of the people to remain away, but this year the largest auditorium has been selected e with the hope that all our citizens r who can possibly attend the servicem there held. will be present. Rev. Mr. Zimmerman, pastor of the Central Methodist church has beer chosen to preach the sermon on this occasion, and this assures the presen s tation of some theme appropriate tc the day in a strong and eloquent ad e dress. The other pastors of the commun ity will take part in the service. The music is in charge of Rev. G. A. Wright. The offerings will be de e voted to the orphanages of the var ious churches represented in the au dience. Those who wish their offer e ing to go to the orphanage of their own church will put it in an envelope e with the name of the church written on it. The loose money will be di - vided among the churches taking part, for the same use. 19 Gills! ent of us you will get r, scrviceable and of er was purchased in enior in person, ~s. nner Sets. lad Bowls. tke Plates. 1pS. 'IE LOWEST. your prescriptions nd thereby preserve 'harm acists, rry. S. C. C,& Go ss Now ready1 * iness with f + seasonable dise of gooc S reasonablel two big stor Store nun S contains thE as well as tf + tial things * peals to th heart, evei here that need Dress * linery, SiI mings, Necl< * derwear, Li * mestics Out + number twc 0 2 * goodsn, * Give us * prom se g( + ,ties, low pr * erable deal * service. + Yours Ce . os MOSEL El The Oldest, Larg House in Tb After standing the storm for the front this fall with a large and we Remember that we sell almost everyt Our motto is, never-misrepresent an hirty-six' inches to the yard, and sixt and square dealing to all, black and bugle makes the announcement that prints, black, silver grays, and other White homespun, 64c. per yard. Se FURNITURE. We h.ave a full line of full furniture suits, beds, chairs, bureaus, springs, mattresses, and also mattings, car pet.s, rugs, etc. Elegant reed rockers, $1.75 each. Capes, Jackets, Ready-made Skirts, a beautiful line, new and nice and stylish. We invite everybody to come and see our fall stock and make their selections. An Elegant eight-day clock for $1-99. In Hardware, Tinware, Crockery, Stoves, etc., we claim to Choice, seed oats, Sixty cents MILLINERY. Our millinery business is constant-r ly gr ,wing and our display this fall is simply superb. .Many Novelties I are displayed and our prices are just right to suit the ladies. Our Shoe< department is now complete and we t have the old reliable Bay State brand, Battle Axe, Wolf, etc. In fine ladies shoes we have the Kanatina, the Au tocrat, the Radcliff, the New Idea and others. $ People say that the Moseleys coi make a profit. What difference does long as yon* ge,t the goods? MIOSELE PROSPERITY, Sol + 4 orfall bus ull line of 0 merchan I quality at g >rices. Our 'es are full. iber one . beautiful ie substan- + which ap e woman's -ything is she may + Goods, Mil- a ks, Trim + :wear,Un-- + nens, Do ings. Store is full, of + a call, we 0 )od quali -ices, hon ing, polite truly, + 16WER COO ( BROS. St and Cheapest. e Country. .ast forty years we come to the li-selected stock of merchandise. hing, from a cambric needle up. trticle to make a sale. We give een ounces to the pound. Fair white. The first sound of the we are selling all our standard designs, at five cents per. yard. a Island 5c. Riverside plaid 64c. DRESS GOODS. WV t have the new th-ings in dress rods, trimmings, notions, capes, 'ackets. Hats, Gaps, Mens', Boys' {"outh' Clothing; Trunks, Valises and Celescopes. SEWING MACHINES. Five Drawer, Ball-bearing, Dr3p ead Sewing Machine, $17-93, and a heaper machine for $12-50. SPORTING GOODS.. We have a beautiful line of Guns, hells, Wads, and other Sporting ~oods, the prices oi the Guns rang ng from $3-99 to $20.oo. STOVES. Don't buy until you have seen our old eliable Elm and Iron King Stoves. rhey are the best on the market. We tave ranges for $2o.oo each. They re beauties. Why pay sixty-five lollars for a stove when we have hem from seven dollars up. ORGANS. Can sell you a beautiful organ, ;tool included, Walnut Fmnish, tone elegant, five years' guarantee, for ~o.co. at sell the goods at the price and it make to you what people say as MCAROLINA.